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Dave Lapp

Dave Lapp teaches art to children at the AGO, Avenue Road Art school and Artheart in Regent Park. His first book, Drop-In, a collection of his Window mini-comics, was be published in 2008 by Conundrum and was nominated for a Doug Wright Award. His slice-o’-life comic strip, People Around Here, can be seen in Taddle Creek Magazine and the Annex Gleaner. Dave's next book is a collection of his Children of the Atom cartoon strips which will be published by Conundrum in spring 2010!

Related Scream Events

Comics to the Rescue: Comic Artists and Writers Save Literature

Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 7:00pm

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

12 Alexander Street (1 block east of Yonge Street)

Cost: $7

Featured Performers
Evan Munday
Kate Beaton
Willow Dawson & Mariko Tamaki
stef lenk
Angela Szczepaniak
Hope Larson
Clare Nobbs
Jeff Lemire
Matt Forsythe
Dave Lapp

Host:
Elvira Kurt

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Just when the book seemed beyond all hope, comic artists have arrived to save the day! Our heroes Willow Dawson, Evan Munday, Claire Nobbs, Mariko Tamaki and Angela Szczepaniak swallow their proton pills and attempt to revive, rescue, revisit, and reinterpret the literary industry. Accompanying them will be host Elvira Kurt and while including projections (but not readings) of comics from a team of mighty artists, including Hope Larson, Steve Rolston, Kate Beaton, stef lenk, and Doug Wright Award recipients Dave Lapp Jeff Lemire, Jillian Tamaki and Matt Forsythe.

Sponsored by Broken Pencil.

Submitted by aaron on June 12, 2009 - 5:26pm.
Submitted by aaron on June 25, 2009 - 3:45pm.

 

 

 

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